Match-safe.



G. M. MOHR.

MATCH SAFE.

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MATCH-SAFE.

Application filed. December 16, 1908, Serial No. 467,812.

lb all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLS M. Morin, a citizen of the United States,residing at Struthers, in the county of Mahoning, State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Safes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to match safes, of the class wherein provision ismade for discharging the matches one at a time, and has for one of itsobjects to simplify and improve the construction and increase theefficiency and utility of devices of this character.

\Vith this and other objects inview the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereafter shown and de scribed andthen specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawingsillustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is aside elevation of the improved device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 83 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is atransverse section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

The improved device comprises an inclosing casing 10 having tworeceptacles for matches therein and represented respectively at 1112,the receptacle 11 having an inclined bottom 13 and the receptacle 12having an inclined bottom 14, the bottom 11 extending into the casing toa lower point than the inclined bottom 13, so that the receptacle 12 isof greater depth than the receptacle 11. The inclined members 13-1 lextend inwardly toward each other, and slidably disposed between the tworeceptacles is a delivery plate 15, the plate having a transverse slotor opening 16, as shown. The side edges of the plate 16 operatepreferably in guideways 1718 formed in the inner faces of the sidemembers of the casing 10, so that the opening or cavity 16 extends thefull width of the space between the side members of the casing, andlikewise the full width of the receptacles 11-12, the object to behereafter explained.

Extending transversely of the casing 10 is a vertical partition 19, thispartition forming a vertical continuation of the inclined bottom 18 ofthe receptacle 11, with the delivery plate hearing against thepartition,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

Renewed February 16, 1910. Serial No. 544,326.

as shown. Extending between the side members of the casing 10 andbeneath the inclined member 11 is a horizontal partition 20 which formsthe receptacle for the discharged match, the upper face of the member 20being located below the lower terminal of the inclined member 1 1, andlikewise below the cavity 16 when the plate 15 is in its lowestposition, as shown in Fig. 3.

The partition 19 is provided with a vertical slot 21 in which a guidepin 22 is located. Surrounding the guide pin is a coiled spring 23, andattached to the delivery plate 15 is a bracket 2 1 through which the pin22 extends and upon which the spring 23 bears. By this means it will beobvious that the spring 23 exerts its force to maintain the deliveryplate yieldably in its lowest position.

The receptacle 11 is provided with a hinged cover 25 while thereceptacle 12 is provided with a similar hinged cover 26, and thedelivery plate 15 extends above the casing between the two hinged coversand is provided with a pulling knob 27, to enable it to be actuated.

The matches to be delivered are deposited in the receptacles 1112, andbear against the opposite sides of the delivery plate by gravity, aswill be obvious, and when a match is required the operator elevates theplate 15 through the medium of the knob 27, and when the opening 16passes above the lower terminal of the inclined member 14-, thelowermost match in the receptacle will fall into the opening by gravityand then when the plate 15 is released, this particular match will becarried downwardly and delivered upon the plate 20, the cavity 16 beingjust large enough to receive one match.

Vhen the matches within the receptacle 12 are exhausted, the plate 15 isthen elevated to bring the opening 16 above the lower terminal. of themember 13, when the lowermost match in the receptacle 11 will fall intothe opening and be carried downward and delivered upon the plate 20, asbefore described. By this means one match only will be delivered at eachaction of the plate.

The improved device may be manufactured of any desired material and ofany required size or capacity, and will be found very useful in cigarstores and similar pul he places.

What is claimed, is

1. A match safe comprising a casing having two matchreceptacles thereinwith their bottoms inclined toward each other and of unequal depth, anda delivery member slidable between said receptacles and provided with amatch receiving cavity, adapted to be arranged to communicate witheither of the receptacles.

2. A match safe comprising a casing having two match receptacles thereinwith their bottoms inclined toward each other and of unequal depth,whereby the receptacle having the lower bottom may be first dischargedof its contents without releasing the matches from the other receptacle,a delivery member slidable between said receptacles and provided with amatch receiving cavity, and a transverse partition within the casing andlocated below the cavity when the delivery plate is in its lowestposit-i011 and forming a support for the delivered match.

3. A match safe comprising a casing having two match receptacles thereinwith their bottoms inclined toward each other and of unequal depth, adelivery member slidable between said receptacles and provided with amatch receiving cavity, and a spring operating to maintain said deliveryplate yieldably in its lowest position, adapted to be v arranged tocommunicate with either of the receptacles.

4. A match safe comprising a casing having two match receptacles thereinwith their bottoms inclined inwardly and of unequal depth, a deliverymember slidable between said receptacles and provided with a matchreceiving cavity, a vertical partition within the casing and againstwhich said delivery member operates, said partition having alongitudinal slot, a pin within said slot, a bracket carried by saiddelivery member and slidably engaging said pin, and a spring betweensaid bracket and the body of the vertical partition.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture, in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLS M. MOI-IR.

Vitnesses WV. N. WILsoN, H. L. WILSON.

